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==Overview==
 
==Causes==
==Causes==
Intracranial bleeding occurs when a [[blood vessel]] in the head is ruptured or leaks.  It can result from [[physical trauma]] (as occurs in [[head injury]]) or nontraumatic causes (as occurs in [[hemorrhagic stroke]]) such as a ruptured [[aneurysm]] (ballooning [[blood vessel]]).
Intracranial bleeding occurs when a [[blood vessel]] in the head is ruptured or leaks.  It can result from [[physical trauma]] (as occurs in [[head injury]]) or nontraumatic causes (as occurs in [[hemorrhagic stroke]]) such as a ruptured [[aneurysm]] (ballooning [[blood vessel]]).
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Revision as of 14:31, 12 February 2013

Intracranial hemorrhage Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Subdural hematoma
Epidural hematoma
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage

Causes

Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Causes

Intracranial bleeding occurs when a blood vessel in the head is ruptured or leaks. It can result from physical trauma (as occurs in head injury) or nontraumatic causes (as occurs in hemorrhagic stroke) such as a ruptured aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel).

Extradural Hemorrhage

  • Rarely hemorrhage from a fracture gap, injured venous sinus or arachnoid villi
  • Skull fracture

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Subdural Hemorrhage

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